The Weaponization of Social Media: Unconventional but more Deadly

Social media is no longer just a medium of communication and socialization. It has become a tool of non-traditional warfare. The newly emerging Al technology coupled with the aggressive popularity of these platforms is just making the process of weaponization faster.

Tasnuva Alam Ahona, Research Intern at BIPSS writes a piece on how social media platforms work as a non-traditional weapon and initiate polarization among the masses.